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NEW 2018 Assistant Principal Officer Competition

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    #602
    bobbysands81
    Registered Users Posts: 7,209 ✭✭✭bobbysands81


    Max Mustermann wrote: »
    About 200 per year according to the excellent analysis by bobbysands81 near the bottom of this page:

    http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057671941/155

    I think this might be the link.

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057671941&page=124


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    #603
    ahnowbrowncow
    Registered Users Posts: 2,573 ✭✭✭ahnowbrowncow


    bobbysands81 wrote: »
    I think this might be the link.

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057671941&page=124

    Neither link are showing the post, what is the post number?


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    #604
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    sillysocks wrote: »
    It’s how many they then took off the panel that would interesting, they could have a panel of 300 and only call 10 from that.

    According to the AHCPS- the representative body for APs/POs- they had 374 new civil service members over the last 2 years- of which just over 220 were in 2016 and a smaller cohort of just under 150 in 2017. Note- this is both AP and PO grades.

    Edit: Not all new members join the AHCPS- which means it could be a little higher- but I wouldn't imagine its substantially higher.


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    #605
    Max Mustermann
    Registered Users Posts: 89 ✭✭Max Mustermann


    ahnowbrowncow wrote: »
    Neither link are showing the post, what is the post number?

    Not sure about post number but it was on 27/06/2017 14:21


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    #606
    Sir Ophiuchus
    Registered Users Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭Sir Ophiuchus


    ahnowbrowncow wrote: »
    Neither link are showing the post, what is the post number?

    1859

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=103923912&postcount=1859


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    #607
    anthrogal
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭anthrogal


    I feel like it's going to be today that results issue...
    Anyone else feeling that?
    Either today, or tomorrow, and then call to second stage issues on Friday...
    oh my!


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    #608
    brownbinman
    Registered Users Posts: 554 ✭✭✭brownbinman


    The EO thread got their results today if I'm not mistaken, so could be next


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    #609
    Kilometres na gcopaleen
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭Kilometres na gcopaleen


    Do Stage 1 results ever issue on a day that isn't Friday?


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    #610
    Subutai
    Registered Users Posts: 293 ✭✭Subutai


    Kilometres na gcopaleen wrote: »
    Do Stage 1 results ever issue on a day that isn't Friday?

    They did for Third Secretary a few weeks ago.


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    #611
    PhoenixParker
    Registered Users Posts: 2,677 ✭✭✭PhoenixParker


    Kilometres na gcopaleen wrote: »
    Do Stage 1 results ever issue on a day that isn't Friday?

    EO 2016 came on a Tuesday and theyve just issued some more results for EO revenue today.

    I think ours are more likely to be a Friday, more civil servants involved and more senior levels. They want people to be able to go home and hide/calm down instead of sitting beside happier colleagues.


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    #612
    nazzy
    Registered Users Posts: 204 ✭✭nazzy


    Kilometres na gcopaleen wrote:
    Do Stage 1 results ever issue on a day that isn't Friday?


    The 2016 results were a Thursday at 12.47pm

    I kinda think today too. But that is fading! 😜


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    #613
    Starblue
    Registered Users Posts: 35 ✭Starblue


    I've gotten AO and AP results since 2016 - got them on a Tuesday and a Thursday both between 4 and 5pm. The level of thought that goes into guessing what Pas are going to do is gas and helps kill the waiting time but people definitely overthink how they do things, they'll get the results out when they can :)


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    #614
    Kilometres na gcopaleen
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭Kilometres na gcopaleen


    Starblue wrote: »
    I've gotten AO and AP results since 2016 - got them on a Tuesday and a Thursday both between 4 and 5pm. The level of thought that goes into guessing what Pas are going to do is gas and helps kill the waiting time but people definitely overthink how they do things, they'll get the results out when they can :)

    Depends on your star sign too. :D


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    #615
    Doubtitdub
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Doubtitdub


    Kilometres na gcopaleen wrote: »
    Depends on your star sign too. :D

    And the moon phase. :D:D


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    #616
    sillysocks
    Registered Users Posts: 2,641 ✭✭✭sillysocks


    If they issued another competition earlier today surely it’s unlikely they’d release two in the same day so queries etc wouldn’t get mixed up.


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    #617
    bobbysands81
    Registered Users Posts: 7,209 ✭✭✭bobbysands81


    sureitsgrand wrote: »
    Anyone heard anything about the HPLG Wexford competition?

    Shortlisting our this afternoon apparently.

    250 applicants with only 29 being shortlisted.


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    #618
    redarse
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭redarse


    bobbysands81 wrote:
    Shortlisting our this afternoon apparently.

    Do you know for how many spots? Is it just the one vacancy in the wex competition?


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    #619
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    redarse wrote: »
    Do you know for how many spots? Is it just the one vacancy in the wex competition?

    What do you mean? I'm not even working in Wexford and know of 3 vacancies in the county? Also keep in mind the panel has a proposed 18 month lifespan- they will potentially draw candidates from it until June 2020. If you look at the staffing profiles- you can see the retirements on the imminent horizon.


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    #620
    redarse
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭redarse


    The_Conductor wrote: »
    What do you mean? I'm not even working in Wexford and know of 3 vacancies in the county? Also keep in mind the panel has a proposed 18 month lifespan- they will potentially draw candidates from it until June 2020. If you look at the staffing profiles- you can see the retirements on the imminent horizon.

    I'm sorry I'm not in the Civil Service so don't know how they run panels. I was wondering is this wexford specific competition being run to fill one specific vacancy or, by the sound of your reply, am I right in saying a panel will be formed to fill future vacancies that arise?


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    #621
    bobbysands81
    Registered Users Posts: 7,209 ✭✭✭bobbysands81


    redarse wrote: »
    Do you know for how many spots? Is it just the one vacancy in the wex competition?

    I’ve no idea. This competition is entirely separate to the main Open AP comp and is only for vacancies in Dept of Housing in Wexford.

    I would be massively surprised if there were more than 3 or 4 vacancies.

    The panel for this competition lasts one year.


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    #622
    gerrybbadd
    Registered Users Posts: 10,301 ✭✭✭✭gerrybbadd


    Results are out


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    #623
    PhoenixParker
    Registered Users Posts: 2,677 ✭✭✭PhoenixParker


    Not here yet.


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    #624
    1100010110
    Registered Users Posts: 187 ✭✭1100010110


    Only calling Dublin Kildare and Meath to stage 2 shortlisting


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    #625
    sillysocks
    Registered Users Posts: 2,641 ✭✭✭sillysocks


    Got mine, disappointed! Didn’t make the cut, my verbal and numerical I think we’re ok but only 5 above the cut for the situational judgement. Overall was 8 away from the cut off but thought I had done better. Not to worry!


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    #626
    never_mind
    Registered Users Posts: 915 ✭✭✭never_mind


    i don't really get the wording... I reach the qualifying standard but then I got 96 when 114 was the cut off? I don't really understand that.. so I am qualified but I was 18 points off getting to second round? So I'm out of the comp so? I can't believe I passed the numerical. LOL.


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    #627
    Chieftain
    Registered Users Posts: 322 ✭✭Chieftain


    1100010110 wrote: »
    Only calling Dublin Kildare and Meath to stage 2 shortlisting


    Surely they should have specified those counties from the start??. I got enough marks, but amn't in those counties


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    #628
    Crunchymomma
    Registered Users Posts: 1,178 ✭✭✭Crunchymomma


    sillysocks wrote: »
    Got mine, disappointed! Didn’t make the cut, my verbal and numerical I think we’re ok but only 5 above the cut for the situational judgement. Overall was 8 away from the cut off but thought I had done better. Not to worry!

    Exact same here, disappointed but it was good practice all the same


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    #629
    1100010110
    Registered Users Posts: 187 ✭✭1100010110


    Chieftain wrote: »
    Surely they should have specified those counties from the start??. I got enough marks, but amn't in those counties

    Same as


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    #630
    sillysocks
    Registered Users Posts: 2,641 ✭✭✭sillysocks


    never_mind wrote: »
    i don't really get the wording... I reach the qualifying standard but then I got 96 when 114 was the cut off? I don't really understand that.. so I am qualified but I was 18 points off getting to second round? So I'm out of the comp so? I can't believe I passed the numerical. LOL.

    Yeah I think that’s it, so you’ve to pass each section in its own merit and then the total score for Verbal and Situational judgement has to be over 114 to be called to the next round. I did much better in verbal and numerical so when the numerical is excluded that was me gone!


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    #631
    brownbinman
    Registered Users Posts: 554 ✭✭✭brownbinman


    no results for me yet, anyone else waiting?


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